Shirt.



A. C. HAFT, JR. SHIRT. APPLICATION FILED DEC.26, 1914.

1,215,931. Patented Feb. 13,1917.

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SHIRT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 13, I917.

' Application filed December 26, 1914. Serial No. 879,092.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT C. HAFT, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shirts, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to shirts of the convertible kind of such type'tha't it may as- 1 siune the appearance of ashirt of the ordinary type and will then be converted into what is known as a sport shirt, the latter comprising a body with a low neck and an attached lay-down collar.

The main object of my invention resides inthe provision of a collar band of such ,form and nature that it cooperates with the collar to avoid all wrinkling of this collar about the neck when the collar is either on the inside or the outside of the shirt. Further, the object of this collar band is to so shape the collar as a whole,'that it will not turn in around the neck of the wearer, but

will assume a graceful made-to-order position.

Still a further object of my invention resides in the provision of a plurality of collar support pieces so arranged and attached that no additional seam lines will present themselves to mar the appearance of the front of the shirt. By this arrangement, the collar support pieces may be attached along the seam line of the front'of the shirt and along the shoulder seams and, ifgdesired, along the line where the neck band is attached, the collar itself, along the front of the shirt, being then attached to support pieces.

The preferred embodiment of my inven- 40 .tion is shown in the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts,

and in which: I

Figure l is afront view showing my shirt with its attached collar in inoperative position,

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the collar in its operative position,

Fig. 3 is a developed view of the collar shown in flat position,

Fig. 4 is a similar view of'the collar band,

Fig. 5 is a similar view of one of the collar support pieces, and,

Fig. 6 is a similar View of a slightly modified type of collar support piece.

In these-drawings, the major portion or main body of the shirt is designated by the numeral 1 andthe neck portion of this body is shown as being provided with the usual form of upstanding neck band 2. This neck band is designed to be buttoned at the front by means of the button holes 3 as is customary when the shirt assumes the position shown in Fig. 1; In order to convert the same into what is known as a sport shirt, I have provided a collar band 4, this collar band having substantially-straight longitudinal edges 5 and 6 and is designed to be attached along its edge 5 to the inside of the shirt itself, preferably along the seam line formed by the jointure of the shirt body and the lower edge of the neck band 2. This collar band is of such height, that when it is turned up, its upper free edge lies adjacent the upper edge of the neck band and inasmuch as this collar band is a substantially straight piece, it follows that when bent to circular shape as is necessary to fit the neck portion of the shirt, it will maintain a substantially vertical position. To the free edge 6, the collar 7 is itself designed to be attached, this line of attachment being along the edge designated 8. Because of the circular nature of the edge 8, it follows that this collar will lie in substantially fiat position along the exterior of the shirt body itself when the collar is in the position shown in Fig. 2 and when it is moved to assume the position shown in Fig. 1., this same collar will lie flat against the interior of the shirt without causing any wrinkles.

In order that the collar 7 may be so shaped that a low V-neck is presented, I have provided the upper inside corner of each side of the open front portion of the body 1 with collar support pieces 9. As shown in Fig. 5, these support pieces are of such shape and so designed to be attached along their edges 10 to the lower edge of the neck band 2, along their edges ll-to the main shirt body, along the seam line presented because of the finished edges necessary' along the open front portion 12, and along their edges 9 to the shoulder seam formed by the junction of the yoke with the front of the shirt. The remainder of these support pieces where they abut or lie against the normally plain portion of the shirt front are free and it is along this portion, ap- 110 proximately along the dotted line shown in Fig. 5 at 13 that the forward ends of the collar 8 are attached. Therefore, no seam lines present themselves to mar the appearance of the frontof the shirt and this collar is so attached that a V-shaped appearance, as shown in Fig. 2, may be presented whenever desired, by the unbuttoning of the collar band at the button holes 3, bending the corners back as would be necessary and causing the collar 7 to assume a position on the outside of the shirt. The collar band 4 is of such length that it extends alon the sides and back of the neck portion of the shirt from the point of connection of the support pieces 9 and consequently that portion of the collar embracing the rear and sides of the neck will necessarily stand in a somewhat vertical position, while that por tion forming the lapels will lie fiat against the shirt.

In order that the collar band to the rear and sides of the neck portion may be stiffer than the front portions, they may be made of a three or more ply nature, while the front portions are preferably left of a two ply nature in order that they may be more flexible and, therefore, more easily doubled back, as is necessary when assuming the position shown in Fig. 2. The under surface of the collar 7 is also provided with buttons 14, these buttons being so located that they each register with the openings 3 in the neck band to form a tie passage when the collar is in its outside position, as shown in Fig. 2.

When using the form of construction shown in Fig. 6, the edges 14: are sewed to the same shirt shoulder seam as the edges 9 of the structure shown in Fig. 5 and the same holds true of the edges 15. The difference between the structure shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is, in the latter these support pieces are not attached to the collar band, the collar lapels being directly attached to the edge 16.

From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that the ordinary shirt may be so constructed that it will be readily convertible into what is known as a sport shirt and its construction such that no seam lines will mar its outside appearance. Further,

by the provision of the collar band 4, this collar 7 will assume its operative position without bending or wrinkling of the neck in any manner.

What I claim, is:

1. In a shirt, a main body, a'neck band secured to said body and designed to overlap and to be buttoned together at the front, a collar band having substantially straight longitudinal edges secured directly by and along its lower edge to the inside of the shirt so that it lies along the inside face of said neck band and so that its upper free edge lies adjacent the upper edge of said neck band, and an outside collar secured to the upper edge of said collar band.

2. In a shirt, a main body, a neck band secured to said body and designed to overlap and to be buttoned together at the front, a collar band having substantially straight longitudinal edges secured along its lower edge to the inside of said shirt along the line of j ointure between said neck band and the shirt body in a manner so that it lies along the inside face of said neck band and so that its upper free edge lies adjacent the upper edge of said neck band, and an outside collar secured to the upper edge of said collar band. v

3. In a shirt, a main body, aneck band secured to said body and designed to overlap and to be buttoned together at the front, a collar band shorter in length than said neck band extending from a point on the side portion of the shirt around the back to a corresponding point. on the other side of the shirt, said collar band having substantially straight longitudinal edges and being secured along its lower edge to theinside of the shirt along the line of jointure between said neck band and said shirt body in a manner so that it lies along the inside face of said neck band and so that its upper free edge lies adjacent the upper edge of said neck band, and an outside collar secured to the upper edge of said collar band.

et. In a shirt, a main body, a neck band secured to said body and designed to overlap and to be buttoned together at the front, collar support pieces secured to said body along the seam lines of the front of the shirt and along the line of attachment of said neck band and said body, and an outside collar secured to said collar support pieces on a line from the side of the neck to the seam lines at the front of the shirt a distance below the neck band and arranged to lie on the outside or the inside of said body. 1

5. In a shirt, a main body, a neck band secured to said body and designed to overlap and to be buttoned together at the front, collar support pieces secured to said body along the seam lines of the front of the shirt and along the shoulder seams, and an outside collar secured to said collar support pieces along a line from the side of the neck band to the seam lines of the front of the shirt a distance below the neck band and arranged to lie on the inside of said body. 7

6. In a shirt, a main body, a neck band secured to said body and designed to overlap and to be buttoned together at the front, a collar band secured along the lower inside edge of said neck band, collar support pieces secured to said body along the seam lines of the front of the shirt and along the shoulj outside or the der seams, and an outside collar secured to the said collar support pieces and the free edge of said collar band and arranged to lie on the outside or inside of said body.

' 7. In a shirt, a main body, a neck band secured to said body and designed to overlap and to be buttoned together at the front, a collar band having substantially straight longitudinal edges secured at its lower edge to the inside of'said shirt so'that it lies along the inside face of said neck band and so that its upper free edge lies adjacent the upper edge of said neck band, substantially triangular shaped collar support pieces secured to said body along the seam lines of 15 the front of the shirt and along the shoulder seams, and an outside collar secured to the free edges of said collar band and to the free portions of said collar support pieces and arranged to lie on the outside or inside of said body.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ALBERT G. HAFT, JR.

Witnesses:

WALTER E. L. 13001:, A. L. PHELPS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of -I'atents,

Washington, D. C. 

